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The Wilson, Advance .D V A NC ISKEff EIERY FRIDAY IT, ADYi'irrisixa nATii One Sqrmre 3 Months, .....i..v$.QO One Square 9 Mrmthn, 9.00 One Squsr 1 Month, -.....5.0O Liberal dedi ictf ms made fofp.irjr Jipnod Transient Advertisement hurried t , Ten Cent per line. ' ' -St . Wilson, N. C. SIJIISCRIPTIO: RATES: "LET ALL THE E.DS THOU AlM'ST AT, EE TUT COIISTRY'S. TIIT tOD'S, AXD TRrrirs." For ne Teat, :....;. ......... ......... 142 .00 Six Mouth. .................. 1.00 VOL. 8. WILSON, N. C., . FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1878. NUMBER 17 The, Wison Advance. A E ? v 1' EUEOPEAtf HOTEL :No. 25 . W. Fayette Stiieet, , BALTIMORE, MD. . : . . J. LUTTS, Propriet&r. Ixuitv J Saint. Ptw i L.P. Oakmak. Sect'y MANHATTAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY' CishUapital and Surplus over . . 8 5 0,0 0 0-0 0- Office No. 68;MValf Street, T MEW YORK A. B. DEANS, Agent. WILSON. N. C. may-4-ly. G( 1 1 AS. 1 TILLER '-T7AT-S UI Every. Devri pliob. I'a;t la 3 J T-S. YOUNG Agent-, WlLriJN X-0 iiOVRlN. CAJLMKJ! ;C CO WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, AI.TIMO!tiC Ml. Manufacture and sell Iar?t-!y thr? foliowinjr wi-W knivn and-s.laiidanl'family liR-uiuines to if: i 'Every BodW Oarhattio Pill. : ir, B.ykhui Extract f Mandrake. Ir.' Itt.j lun-- Oorin KilU-r. ! . Or. B03 kiirs ongli "Syrup.. 'sinner's Hair Iif. .''Cnniwir's Eence .Jamaica dinger. Ounnvr's Vermifuge. ' Ilaird's. Worm Confections. BainlV Horse and Cattle Powders.. iriiii-r Bittern. lis. ;ind Qts., Grangrr Schnapps .'" And keep at all limes a full line of ri'KE CHE5HVAL.S for AGRICULTURAL purposes at the lowest cash prices. All of the alov gofvls may bo found at the Drugstore of A. W. liow'LASD, and arc for sale by di-aleis jjeuerally. - SAM HODCJKS J. W. 511JHKR. GILMER & HODGES, w ii o l f sa;l k,di alerS HATS. CAPS, STRAW AND LA i DIES TRIMMED GOODS. 'No. 45 UOANOKK AVKNUE,i P. O. 'Uox 2i4, NORFOLK VA. Just iu receipt of Spring & Summer Stock. Ixmot Northern price guaranteed. SOIIMIDLAPS LIVE OAK DIS TILLERY. I : CINCINNATI. OHIO Pronrietors of the LIVK OAK, VENUS CERES and AMAZON WHISKEYS. Solk Agents For 4 APPLEWOOD DISTILLERY y'-i I i -Apple Grove, Ky W. 3. HARRISS, Agent for Wilson, N. C. Dr. Rictiard H. Lewis. (lite Professor of; Diseases of the Eye and Ear iu the Savinnah Medical College.) Ii-ol!c Limited lo he , YE and EAR K AI.MII, i. C t-f- r- tle Sta'.t .MedienT' SK-Kty and j : i'h-st Class ll.Mie. Estabiislied in IS38 DWAUD MI l CllELL & SONS, ; "7. 1 .WIK'LLSAI.E ; . ..' " " G roecrs & Liquor Dealers, r90 WEST PRATT STREET. , ; JUltimore, Md. : f Pay PARticuLAU Attention to the Salk of Cotjok. : ' .. ;.: : Represented by . " t V : GebrH Read S.-V.t.2M2m,;' . .. ; New Spring Goocls At" Battlefcoro,''' N.s C- ; I have just received a complete stock of Geneml SliTchaudise.consUtUi- of , $ FANCY NOTIONS, ; , DRYiOOUS; 1 ' GROCERIES. HARDWARE. DATS, SHOES, i.'t . j TIN WARE, j CROCKERY; and MADE CLOTHING READY whicli I am determined to sell as cheap .as the same quality of gnodj can bo bought at any letail store -ill the State, y . , . , , . Hie attention of cash buyers Is especi. ally invited, and If they will give me a' trial 1 guarantee to give them entire satisfaction iu both price and quality. yalland exambie vuy stock If. yon want good bargains. , '' - ' IlaUkboro, 2i. C. men 22. ' . ' PROFESSIONAL-, II. G. CONfiTOR, - " F. A. Wooixakp CONNOR & WOODARD. Attorneys at Law, WILSON. N. C. .1 Will pactiee iii. WiImq. Nash, luigccouiue and Greene Counties jan-19- J AS. 8. WOODAKD, ' HCQHF. MURRAY. WOODARD & MURRAYj r Attorneys at Law j WHSON, N. C. ' Practice iu the Court of Wilson, IFavne, Greene, Xah and I'll I counties, and iu the buprtmiv Court at Kaaili. B. D E N ATTORITEY JIT LAW. ' rii-i in the Court House, D R. R. G .BAH II A M , WILSON, N.C. Kesidence. Elder. P.-E. tw Olllcc- cmXasIi rtwt above Tarboroi. jm "'".Ui-tf. ; ' . ' J ( II X. E. W O O D A R D, ATTdllNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, WI ISO N. X, C, 'Practice.- in" the Courts of Wilson and St, VI idjoining couutios. Oflice iu the Uauk building, Nash . .. jm GEO. VV. BLOUNT. JXO. Y. BL0UN1 G. Y BLOUNT & liKO.. Attornsys-at-Law, AND SOLICITORS IN BANKRUPT! OfKlCES: Wilson arid Nashville North Carolina. Practice in the Courts of Wilson, - ! ' : ' - Ed-re comlie.' Nash and Franklin, and iii tli- Federal nd Supreme Courts at Rjalei: gli.- Colleetlous inane in any part oi tne State D R. R. W. JOYNER, SURGEON D ENT I S Has fwrtnamfotlr lotJtUKi M-'ViLvftt ivlrc he can be found i all linn s. If you ar- desirous of work In liis lire ciiH anil Ret him. All oppir.ttions will be ncutlv aud carefully perforuied ami on terms as rea sonable possible. Advice and Exami nation fn e. Teeth extracted wit-houit pain when desiivd With Pure Nitrons Oxidi; Gas. Office ori Tarbaro street next door to tlie Post Office. " I " , ; NEW f Photograph Gallery. The undersigned respectfully announce. to th iH-opie of -Wilson and surrounding country that he has opened an Art Gallery hi the rooms formerly occupied by -ilf'hit-thigtiMi & Setszer ami is prepannl to furn ish good pictures of any size or style and on veiy reasonable terms. j . All work' 'warranted to give satisfaction. -.. In addition to prtrait.nre, -lie will also furnish landsea; views, or designs il 'any kind. Special' attention given to child reus, pictures, will hsQ furnisli frames, picture caids SLc. 1 1 " Old pictures copied and enlarged. Persons wishing gootl pictures are resiX'Ctf trily in vited to call and give me-a trial. j' a J. Al. DODSON, Aftist. ; feb. 22, -tf ! , ' WILSOn COLLEGIATE 1 SEHIN4RY (FOR YOUNG LADIES.) WiUou..C. v J. B. BREWER, A. M., Pnncipal. Tuition, per month,. $2.50 W 85.00 Board, . W.asl,itig, I; " .;. Siiriu" Teim begins Feb. 4t h. .12.00 .1.00 For particulars or circular, address the principals. ag3 1SH Establishcil in - 1811 H-;iUEISEN BRANDT, Import e r and Manufacturer of 1. and (STltIC;! OP :AIJL KI1S. :.-"s ;'l.dXf'r 78. Baltimore 'St, V v . .t -j , ; I BALTIHO REL $11 Sept 28-12m. , s. W. SKLDNER, Wholesale LIQUOR DEALER, No. 21 Roanoke Square, ;! . NORFOLK, VL, Orders promptly attended to and sutUfac tion guaranteed Sep.14-12. : L. W VIC K, Thomas IYII ; Argall C L O T H I PJ C : 'AT WHOLESALE NO. 330 Broadway, j i. ,1 , One door from. Worth Street,' NEW YORK - mcb 1. -It, , I Bliss Tbce. I miss Oiee" I mlsa thee, my darling. Tliolitfht hi the sky Is never so golden, my darling, ! As when thou art nigh. The tender wild flowers arc springing All over the earth ; , " . , t And birds in tit woodlands are singing With musical mirth ; But over my spirit Is brooding A sorrow to-day, j The thought i .forever intruding That .tlinu art away. . I muss thee, IJniiss thee, my darling, - :- The bright spring i here ; But not half so welcome, my darling, ; . As when thou wert near, -JFith blushes, as rosj as moruing, The peach blossoms glow ; Tbn wild plum her brow is adorning fTitli buds, white as snow. The bees o'er the sweet-seen tec? flowers Delightedly strai'-j - tJ . But dreary to me arc the hours, For thou art away. ;i . I miss thee, I miss thee, beloved, The genial sunshiiie Is filling all spirits, beloved. With gladness, save mine. Tlie zephyr's light pinions are shaking The dew from the grass ; And purple-eyed violets waking Wherever they pass ; The turtledove coos to her lover, J And chides his dt-lay. My heart sa.iuh, over and over. Thou, too, art away. I miss thei', I miss thoc, my .dear one The odorous breeze Is whispering tenderly, dear one, -: Ilisjjove to the frees, ; i ' Hie b;-ooklet, while madly and fleetly i j ; He ri whet h along. , j . Is chanting, how wildly and sweetly ! 1 J A rapt urous song. ; The great heart of nature beats gladly 1 This beautiful day, ;. -, While m'nn fhrobbcth strangely pad fadly, For thou art away. WHAT POAD LILL1ES DID. It is outrageous, positively outrage ous, and I williever bear it, exclaimed S ie Willis,'glancing up from a dainty note she held in her hard, - and which she had been intontly perusing with an angry look dying either cheek and illu-. initiating a pair of very lovely brown' eyes. , . . ; What is the. matter now ? question ed her sister Mary' re-adjustirio the bunch of nansies with which she ' was trimming a rretty garden hat. W hy, returoed Sue in contemptuous terms, if you believe me Joe Park- son has taken mo to task for an he styles, it my most odious flirtation wilbj Fred Filers last evening at the church sociable. : . Y ; .-' Well, I do think his attentions were ! 4 rather marked and that you were hav ing a good, time generally to the exclu sion of poor, Joe, to whom you are as good as engaged, as all of the world . of Brookv.lle knows, returned May hold ing up he.-Jiat to noi, the effect of the drooping pansies. Rut thank fortune, we are "not en' gaged, as Joe well knows, land never will be. Of that he and every one else may rest assured, and the angry beau ty tore into shreds poor Joe's note, and seizins writing material dashed off a very hasty reply.: V c Oh ! dear, sighed May, 'there is. aU ways something i to interiere - with one's bappiuess. Just as we baveeve rytljing arranged for the Tond Lily' party, you and Joe Parkson must quar rel. ' ' :. .. ' I do not intend the matter shall in terfere with my happiness in the least; I hive simply declined accompanying him upon the pic nic to morrow and re- Pquested him in the future to attend to his own affairs as I am fully competent to the adjustment of my own. Sue you will not send that note ? I certainly shall and the . gentleman will of course understand that all inter course between ns is at an end. - I " But how', will you go to the pionic without an escort? - 1 1 suau accept a rea s very ; pressing invitation. . - ; O, Sue ! exclaimed May with tearfu e?es . . i -i - - t - . 0, May ! returned her sister, with stars in her own. . According to Hue programme, the young peopleof Brookvilld started ear ly' in the bright midsummer morning to pic-nic noo the, banks qf ca lovely little island lake, to - fish and gather pond jilies, and spend a. pleasant day in a wUiifld romantic placed 01 'Joe Parkson seemed to ' have ' actep teo! liis i s missal Ve ry ' pnilosopically i-nd was la attendance ppon. the stylish Belle Blanchaxd, while the Jdlated Fred Ellerswas ail devotion lo: Bue,I wU) ap peared in the best; spirits possible, And uuDUled over witl run .and , repartee witlTsucb sparkles of wit. Each keen re fl168.? the Tante ring beaux-. and such a brilliantly beautiful face as sbc turn ed toward her old - flame Joe while accepting a wreath of the lovely pond lilies from ' her new spark, the weak bjut devoted Fred, who insisted upon crowning her as queen of the revels. :; Undrrie herself with envy your maj esty, said he as he placed it upon her dark wavy hair. i I will have none of it, she replied. No crown for me. They say there are always thorns bidden' beneath the rose that twine around the brow of royalty I lay it at the feet of Belle Blahchard. she id so meek and lovely that she wiil not refuse gifts and will accept can-off ones with gratitude. , The little speech was uttered lightly enough, aad intended to reach only the ears of ber attendant and those of her former lover wlo i$,,dnear talking to a bevy of young ladies engaged in im provising a tent of shawls and green houghs. i Joe Parkson liftod his eyes to hers with one sharp glance of auger,n glance which Sue kiiew but too well how to interpret and to which she returned one of scorn and defiance, even while think ing how grand and handsome he was iu his anger, even if nothing to her any more. - I never saw Sue Willis looking as beautiful as to-day. She is just 1 ively in white, remarked Frank Par ker. ' '';': ' -I '' Joe raised his eyes again to tlie face of Su , and echoed te words within his heart. At that moment Sue was in animated conversation with some gen tlemen. Her eyes were flashing with light almost uncartblv. -her cheeks laring in marked contrast to her trans parent and snowy complexion ; and the quick, coining smile radiated her face parted the carmine lips and disclosed teeth white and regular as pearls. Yes, be responded with a smile and his own lips curled with bitterness Yes hiljeuute da diuJjlel ! Ah ! what did yo-i say ? questioned Fanny. You kuow I do not ; under stand French ? i . I do. He said something about the leauty of, his santanic highness. 1 lope he was not speaking of me. inter posed Belle Blanchard with her silliest simper. - " j ' I ceitainly did not mean yon, re turned. l,.Ue j:entletjMia and Jbowiug, he walked away, only in time to lunch and after which there was a general rush or the boats. f Aren't you going, Sue? called out. May, as the last skiff was being pushed off. I No. I don't fancy fishing, and the motion makes me dizzy. Bring hie some lilies Fred, pltase. . Fred Ellcrs, who had been spread ing shawls upon the scats of one of the boats' preparatory to banding in the errat ic young lady, sprang lightly again to the shore saying : j I will deputize May to bring the flowers. . . Please go, urged Sne. I will take ilies from no other hand. j Thank you, but I can fish them but with my cane. See that point of rocks and the white and yellow glories at its base.:-, - . i She turned her eyes to the spot in dicated ; then, with an exclamation, she sprang ligh'Jy away, sped with the feet cf the gazelle along the rugged path, and soon stood upon a cliff pro jecting out in the lake and overshadow ing some of the most perfect blossoms she bad ever seen; t O how shall we get them, she ex claimed. Arter all. you cannot leach them. 1 see no wav but to summon one - of the boats, and be acted upon bis ' own suggestion. r , At his shouting Joe Parkson, who was rowing turned his boat immediate ly toward the couple on the rocks. Sue has repented, said May, and wishes to bo taken with us. ; Hardly from that attitude, suggested Joe bending to the oars. : j Sue was pointing at the lilies below, and either growing dizzy or from the slipping of a stone beueath hf r feet she fell over the rocks with a 6tartled cry of terror, which was echoed by many voices as her white face and uplifted bands sank out of sight amid the snowy blossoms and beneath the -dark water; , . ' : , Joe will isave her !. shouted Fanny for it was be who had instantly leaped to her rescue. Z, . 1 Ol .MftV has fftint.pd I crifid "Rplla. 1 Bat inHliat moment of surprise vand horror,. all eyes were watching for the appearance of Joe, wbo bad 'dived 'iii search of the lost one. And well was it for the drowning girl that, animated by a love which burst anew within bis heart be had resolved to save, or perish with her; that, forgiving and forget ting" nil wrongs toe nobly - and bravely searched among the tangles of the lily stems and at last found, her clinging to them. Then at last, the moments might have been counted by heart beats, but which appeared an - age, he rose to the surface bearing in his arras a limp and seemingly lifeless bur den.' - ;:- ' I'- Fred-had clambered down to the foot of the rocks. 'and with a stout pole he drew them ontj of the water. They laid poor Sue down upon the green and mossy bank as one dead Her eyes were closed.j ber face white as snow and no breath stole through the parted livid lips. She is dead, dead! asserted Fred, in accents of horror. v Her companions; who bad instantly sought the shore, crowded around her and dismay and confusion reigned. Joe lilted his own pallid face to those of the weeping girls about him and said : Hush. God be; thanked she is not dead. Her heart is still beatin?. i . ' At his command wine was brought and shawls to wrap about her and presently a little breath fluttered through the white lips, and the answer ing blood began to tinge ever so faintly the pallid checks! ' ; More wine Sue said Joe in tender accents, as he hel l up the cup to the trembling lips njid a tinge of pain passed over her face as they' moved her.' 1 ''- .'. ;. ' :. See, said Fred sbc has broken anj arm." '' Pring a i arviage instantly, co ntr.cn I cd Joe. She must be gotten home at once, and he lifted her in his strong arms. ' Then all was bustle and confusion. The entire party iegan to gather up baskets and shawls, for all thought of pleasuring was over with them for that lay, and soon tlnjj lake was sleeping in its wonted quiet, and the ungather ed lilies floating upon its bosom to bloom and fade unthought of by the 3'oung folks whose day of . happiness had been so brief and with a tragedy for a closing.. ' Poor Sue lay long upon a bed of torture. For man' hours death brooded with its dark wings by her pillow. Then 'fever wrung and racked, ber delicate fraraev and delrl!' u-ped the krc?"p of reason and revealed amid' wild fan- ties. She was ever gathcriug lilies but they were for May or Joe. ' Poor Joe. she shuideringly whisper ed ; Poor Joe ! he is dead. He fell into the water and wts drowned. Here are the beautiful lilies I gathered to put upon his cothn, and her little, white hands wonld pluck at the bed clothes for blossoms that she fancied "were sur rounding her. One night being worn, out; the fami ly left her with 'watchers, and, as is of ten the case, they slumbered at their post. At the dead hour Sue was. seized with one of the I many hallucinations She stole from ber bed, and crept out of the window into the street, and one who had not slept for many riigbts,and who kept his restless vigil by pacing in sight of where the lamp of the watchers burned, found her. She came to him in her long white nightdress , and her tender white feet bare to the hard and -rough pavement! For a moment he believed her dead and this ber spirit coming to breathe farewell. Sue ? 0 ! my God, what can this mean ? Why are you here ?l; he ex claimed, with his blood almost freezing within his veins, as he looked into her eyes, ber wild, baggard face and real ized the truth. Sj Hush. Joe f Come with me. 1 am going for lilies. I hey are lor you dear Joe because you are dead. He caught her in his arms in agony too deen for Utterance and bore her back to the bouse from which she had been missed ; and when he again placed her upon the bed, around: which, gath ered the frightened ' attendants, she clung to himto save her as she was sinking beneath the waters r of the lake. ' ' ; -'- With tender voice and calm bands he soothed her; Into forgetfulness, as one would an j infant, until slumber came and ' blotted out ber wayward fancies. ' J Morning found her sane, but so weak and spent that life bung trembling in the balance and it seemed as thougl . . - - .... the breath Of a Zephyr would put out the flickering light forever. I Her wist ful glance passed from face to face i quest of the one that was dearest to her while her lins (framed the name though no mortal ear could have bear But when be knelt beside' ber , couch with his face close tobers the smile that illuminated it was born I in 1 Heaven and she softly! breathed the single word : ' , Forgive. : . j Ills answer was whispered back into her ear. ; Her spirit rather than the flesh caught it, and was at' peace and the kiss he pressed upon her ; chill lips appeared to impart new life. - Then her eyes closed again .and the face look ed so wan and white as it sank into the pillow that it was whispered she is dead. A gesture enforced silence and those of her friends, who could not control their feelings left the room,,; '' , , -:'' .' Hours of anxious watchlns: followed into which were crowded hopes and fears such as few know. Joe nevejH left the bed side, scarcely changed po sition and held within bis great warm palm the little 'snow flake of a. band. Another night passed , and still he watched, giving the medicine ordered by the doctor with the utmost punctu ality. When the morning dawned in loveliness, ; Sue awoke strengthened and convalescing. She smiled into the face of her lover, and a faint tinge crept into her own, as she thanked and received his congratulations . in tone and wods snch as only a lover can command. , They are married now and neither can look upon pond lilies without a shudder of pai a though they were the means of bringing reconciliation and life's happiness to thera.- : Peculiarities of speech. It is very easy to acquire, but very difficult to lose a peculiar trick of spech or manner; and not'iing is more universal. If we look- round among our mends and acquaintances, we shall find scarcely one who has not his favorite word, his perpetual formula, his automatic action, his unmeaning gesture all tricks caught when young and, by being corrected then, next to impossible to abolish. Who does not know the familiar 'I say as the preface to every remark? and the still more familiar 'You know, as the middle term of every sentence? Who too in these latter ., times has ' not suffered from the infliction of awful and jolly? milestones in the path, of speech, in. tersperscd witheven uglier and more obtrusive si-'DS of folly and corrupt lion milestone!! tiia, are forevet turning up, showing the sucpessjve dis tances to which ghod taste ' and true refinement have receded in this hide- ous race after slang to which our youth is given. Then there are people who' perpe trate ejaculations, who say 'Goodness !' ac a mark of surprise and 'Good graci- ous I when surprise is a mite mixen with. reprobation ; lower in in the so cial scale it i8 'Did you Ever !' and indifferently "lo 7 all stations. 'Y-ou dov.'t say so!' or in a voice of demeca tion. 'No!, and 'Surely not !' To judge by voice and word, these ejacnlatory people are alwa3'$ in a state of sur- )rise.' They go through the world in unending astonishment, and the ap peals' to their goodness and that inde terminate quantity called good graci ous are incessant. In the generation that died with the Fourth George the favorite ejaculations were 'By Jove ! and 'By George !' with excursions into the regions of 'Gad !' and 'By Jinggo r Before then we had the bluff and lusty squires who re joiced in 'Odsbodikins!" and Swounds with other and uncouth oaths.that were not meant tor offend the hearers, but were simply tricks of speech caught by speakers. So, indeed, is the habit o swearing and using bad words gen ally. It i3 emphatically a habit, a trick of speech, meaningfor the most part no more than the 'U-oodness : and Good gracious !' of the milder fol iy. ..5";-v. .''js-:-: ' How many take a wrong view of life aad waste their energies aud destroy their nervous system in endeavoring to accumlate weath. without thinking of the present happiness they are throw ing awa)'. It is not .wealth or high station that makes a man happy. Many of the most wretched Kings on earth have both ; but it is a radiant sunny spirit, which knows bow to bear little trials, enjoy comforts, and thus extract happiness from every incident in: life. ; A friend asked of a pretty child of years of age : " ITbich do you lov best vour cat orvour doll? The little mi " girl thought some time before answer ing, and then whispered iu the car o the ouestioner: ! love my cat the best, but please don't tell my doll." A man always feels put out when he has been taken in. Democratic Address. To the Voters of the Democratic Cotuter jealive Party of the 2rii Concessional District. Fellow Citizens : ' ' In accordance with an act of the last session of the Legislature of this State, an election will be held on the. first Thursday of August next,, at which will be chosen a Chief 'Justice and two Associate Justices of the Su preme Court, and three Judge of the Superior Courts, by the people at largo' a Solicitor in cachj Judicial District; Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly, and County of ficers, i -., ' Profoundly lniprffsed with the neo-' cssity of a thorough organization of our party, in view of so important an election, we feel constrained to urge upon our friends throughout the ! DU- tnct as early preparation for the work of the campaign as cap be convenient ly undertaken. . " ' ' We shall enter the approaching can vass under, many -favorable auspices. kamong which we may. enumerate the prestige of the splendid triumph won irT" our last' State election: the iwise, just and economical administration of the present State Government ;the percept ible abatement of race hatreds and par ty bitterness, an' the reigu of good order and good will, which has marked so conspicuously the last year, of our history. All these combine to prove that the watchwords that beamed from our banner in that notable contest : .i Reconciliation. Retrenchment and "Reform,"! were no idle promise or meaningless devices, but the condensed creed of a party thoroughly in earnest We can point, you to no example more powerfully illustrating the great alue of party organization 'and disci pline, than thej brilliant canvass .to which we have 'alluded. Never since the War", until then had the Demo cratic Conservative strength of the State been fully marshalled, for not before then had its sources and ele ments leen so carefully canvassed and actively brought into service. ' IFe take occasion at this early aay; fellow citizens, to-catition'you against the evil influence of Independent Gandidalnre fr'ol3t-e ami wa re spectfully and earnestly advise the dis j couragement of any efiort, made by i sueh means; to distract our counsels or divide our strength. T In such a contest 'as the.' one in which we are soon to engago he is tba worst foe to the great principles ofmir- arty, who can lend himself to so sel fish a method of weakening itsenergies n its hour of trial and need, Let us determine, at the outset, that the "In- idependent Candidate,", who putvi him self in opposition to a regular nomi nee of our; party, shall, wherever , be - may appear, 'in field or in covert. bo treated as not of us, but against us. , and shall receive no comtort courage ment or countenance from any tnuf rofessor-or follower of our political faith. ' . .' "' '- The people of the colored race, ' who have so large a preponderance in num bers in this-Congressional District have had ample opportauies since thelad- vent of the Democratic party into power, to test the integrity of our mo tives, and the-sincerity of our profes- sions. The most ignorant among tha , race cannot but see and acknowledge the zeal and unselfishness, with which our party has made such greatly in creased provisions for its moral.mental and material prosperity and progress. Without soliciting their political al-' liatice, we leave it to their judgment,' to 'compare t he records of the opposing parties in our State, to ascertain under whose rule they have found the most praticaL effective and judicious protec tion of their real interestsi u "; i''T , This Congressional District has tprjg been the; stronghold of our opponeh Wi Can they not be destroyed ? , We be- lieve that this is not only possible but probable, if we but put forth the propel exertions. Discretion, zeal and r system , might accomplish even a more difficult under, taking. : . : - .' ' -'. : I have the pleasure to . report that I have just attended the meeting! ot our State Executive Committee and I trust t r that all our meetings during the com-i ing campaign may be as harmonious. -The ball is in motion ; keep it rolling until rolls us up a solid and substantial majority, in August and November next-; . , Very respectively, v, ,, A. J. Gaixowat.-t- Chairman Democratic Executive Com . mittee, Seco)id Congrebsiondt District j of North Carolina. - t 1
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